Putting West Virginia Students on the Path to Scientific Careers
Credit: NIGMS.
Two NIGMS-funded programs are teaming up to shape the future of science and technology in West Virginia (WV). One engages high school students in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEM+M); introduces them to research; and provides direct access to college through tuition waivers. In the other program, undergraduate students are paired with a researcher at their institution for a paid internship—an important step toward a career in science.
The Health Sciences & Technology Academy
“We liken our students to rosebuds. As they grow, you see them blossom into self-confident lea...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 31, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist STEM Education SEPA Training Source Type: blogs
Turquoise Health Raises $30M Series B Financing, Expanding Healthcare Pricing Platform Offerings
Price Transparency is the Foundation for Eliminating the Financial Complexity of Healthcare
Turquoise Health, an end-to-end healthcare pricing platform, today announced a $30M Series B investment led by Adams Street Partners, with participation from Yosemite, as well as existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and BoxGroup. Turquoise will use the funding to further support transparent pricing workflows across its customer base of over 160 healthcare organizations.
“Healthcare pricing remains frustratingly opaque for many industry stakeholders, including patients,” says Tom Bremner, Partner at Adams Street, who wi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 31, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Adams Street Partners Andreessen Horowitz BoxGroup Chris Severn Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Matt Bettonville Niyum Gandhi The Mass General Brigham Health System Tom Brem Source Type: blogs
83 Good Morning Saturday Blessings, Images and Wishes for a Wonderful Day
Saturday morning is here.
You open your eyes and as the light shines in through your window the whole weekend lies ahead of you.
And in today’s post I’d like to share the best and most inspiring good morning Saturday blessings, images and wishes to help you out.
I hope these images and words will help you and inspire you to have a wonderful day.
And, if you like, share one or a few of them with a friend or family member to help them get a positive start to the weekend too.
If you want even more uplifting blessings and accompanying images then check out this post with weekend blessings and this one filled with Sunday b...
Source: Practical Happiness and Awesomeness Advice That Works | The Positivity Blog - January 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Henrik Edberg Tags: Inspirational Quotes Personal Development Source Type: blogs
In time, we discover ourselves
I was discussing, with my photographer friend, Andy, the endless and inevitably futile task of chasing likes and shares for one’s creative output online. He’s a relative newbie to social media and this quest for some kind of validation having only taken up photography and joined social media several years ago.
Me? I’ve probably wasted decades chasing something that doesn’t exist, posting endless photos to some, but ultimately insufficient acclaim, sharing songs and instrumentals on all kinds of platforms and reaping scant reward in terms of listens and that zero-probability chance of being discovere...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - January 31, 2024 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Mental Health Social Media Writing Source Type: blogs
From Information Blocking to Information Sharing – A Look at HTI-1 and TEFCA
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) keeps releasing new rules to address the urgent need for data exchange. The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) was followed recently by the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) Final Rule. In this video, Jill DeGraff, Senior Vice President, Regulatory at b.well Connected Health goes deeply into these new rules and explains their value as well as the demands they place on health care systems.
Hopefully, interoperability will result in a “connected healt...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 30, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Interoperability LTPAC Regulations b.well b.well Connected Health FHIR Health Data Sharing Healthcare APIs Healthcare IT Video Interviews HT Source Type: blogs
